J&K: Terrorists attacked a Police party in Nowgam on the outskirts of Srinagar city

Sensex opens at 38,432 points with a gain of 122 points, currently at 38,464, up by 154 points

Nifty also opened in green, currently at 11,340, up by 40 points

Spike of 64,553 cases and 1,007 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours

Total: 24,61,191 Active: 6,61,595Recovered: 17,51,556Total deaths: 48,040

New Zealand reports 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Import licence rules upsets TV makers’ festive season plans

More than 21,000 largescreen television sets are stuck at India’s ports with leading manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Sony and TCL yet to get the import licences that they now need, three industry executives said.

Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally at 657

Mumbai receives light showers following intermittent heavy rainfall last night

Ahead of Independence Day

Computer scientist, pixel inventor Russell Kirsch dead at 91

Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world’s first digital photograph, died Aug. 11 at his home in Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reported. He was 91.

Delhi: No transit flight allowed to land between 6:00am-10:00am and 4:00pm-7:00 pm on Independence Day

As per notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued for Delhi International Airport (IGI) for chartered (non-scheduled) flights, no transit flight allowed to land between 6:00am-10:00am and 4:00pm-7:00 pm on Independence Day, 15th August. Scheduled flights to operate as per schedule.

Number of COVID-19 cases in Mexico surpasses 500,000

Chief Medical Officer Lucknow issues hospital rates for per day of admission in the wake of COVID19 pandemic

Medha Servo to set up India’s largest private rail coach factory in Telangana

The facility, touted the country’s largest private-sector rail coach factory, provides employment opportunity to 2,200 persons in the region, said the Telangana government in a statement.

WeWork gets new $1.1 bln commitment from SoftBank, cuts burn rate

The owner of money-losing shared office provider WeWork told employees on Thursday it has slashed its cash burn rate almost in half from the end of last year and obtained a $1.1 billion commitment in new financing from majority owner SoftBank Group Corp.

Bengaluru violence: Kaleem Pasha, the husband of BBMP corporator from Nagwara ward – Irshad Begum, one of the 60 more people arrested

China’s domestic spending slows as economy recovers from virus outbreak

Retail sales — a key indicator of consumer sentiment — shrunk by 1.1 percent on-year, falling short of forecasts and suggesting many are still reticent about going out to spend time and money, even as China appears to have the virus largely under control.

Resolution to condemn Chinese aggression against India introduced in US Senate

The resolution by Senator John Cornyn, who is the Republican Senate Majority Whip, and Senator Mark Warner, who is ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, follows instances of Chinese military forces harassing Indian patrols as well as increased troop deployments and infrastructure construction in contested areas. Cornyn and Warner are Co-Chairs of the Senate India Caucus.

Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

Bengaluru violence: 60 more people arrested

With this, total arrests have risen to 206: Bengaluru Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil (file photo)

JDU, BJP hopeful of timely assembly elections in Bihar

JDU and BJP in the NDA-ruled Bihar are hoping for assembly elections on time in October while dismissing concerns raised by the opposition over Covid-19 by pointing to the low fatality rate in the state and an increase in daily tests for the infection to the highest in the country.

South Korea reports 103 new coronavirus cases and most local cases since end-March

1,000 prisoners and 292 jail staff tested positive for COVID-19 in prisons across Maharashtra so far

Six prisoners died of the disease: State Prison Department

Mexico to keep US border closed to non-essential travel

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

The employees’ legal challenge to Trump’s executive order will be separate from a pending lawsuit from the company that owns the app, though both will argue that the order is unconstitutional, said Mike Godwin, an internet policy lawyer representing the employees.

My admin has urged Americans to wear masks. This is a patriotic thing to do

– US President Donald Trump

Chhattisgarh reports 478 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday

India announces $500-million package for connectivity project, creation of air travel bubble with Maldives

India on Thursday announced a USD 500 million-package to the Maldives for the largest connectivity project in the island nation to connect Male with three neighbouring islands.

Chhattisgarh: 16 Naxals surrender in Dantewada

CBSE to hold Compartment exams for classes 10, 12 in September

Vaishno Devi Yatra to resume from August 16

COVID-19 cases in Brazil rise to over 3.2 mn